Sirach 40:1 Ubunzima obukhulu budalelwa wonke umuntu, nejoka elisindayo liphezu kwakhe amadodana ka-Adamu, kusukela osukwini aphuma ngalo esizalweni sikanina, kwaze kwaba yilapho mhla bebuyela kunina wezinto zonke. 40:2 Umcabango wabo ngezinto ezizayo, nosuku lokufa, [inkathazo] imicabango yabo, nokwesaba inhliziyo; 40:3 Kusukela kulowo ohlezi esihlalweni senkazimulo, kuye othotshisiwe umhlaba nomlotha; 40:4 Kulowo owembethe ezinsomi nomqhele, kuye owembethe indwangu yelineni. 40:5 Ulaka, nomhawu, nenkathazo, nokungathuli, nokwesaba ukufa, nentukuthelo, nokwesaba. ukuxabana, futhi ngesikhathi sokuphumula embhedeni wakhe ubuthongo bakhe buguquka ulwazi lwakhe. 40:6 Ukuphumula kwakhe okuncane noma akukho, futhi kamuva usebuthongweni bakhe, njengokungathi kuse usuku lokulinda, ekhathazekile embonweni wenhliziyo yakhe, sengathi yena baphunyula empini. 40:7 Lapho konke kuphephile, uyaphaphama, futhi uyamangala ukuthi ukwesaba lutho. 40:8 [Izinto ezinjalo zenzeka] kuyo yonke inyama, abantu nezilwane, futhi kunjalo kuphindwe kasikhombisa phezu kwezoni. 40:9 Ukufa, nokuchithwa kwegazi, nokuxabana, nenkemba, nobubi, nendlala, usizi, nesiswebhu; 40:10 Lezi zinto zidalelwe ababi, futhi ngenxa yabo kweza i uzamcolo. 40:11 Zonke izinto zomhlaba ziyobuyela emhlabeni futhi okungasemanzini kuyakubuyela olwandle. 40:12 Konke ukufumbathisa nokungalungi kuyosulwa, kodwa ukusebenzelana kweqiniso ngeke hlalani kuze kube phakade. 40:13 Izimpahla abangenabulungisa uyokoma njengomfula, futhi ngeke anyamalale ngomsindo, njengokuduma kwemvula enkulu. 40:14 Lapho evula isandla sakhe uyojabula, kanjalo abaphambukayo bayakufika ize. 40:15 Abantwana ababi ngeke baveze amagatsha amaningi, kodwa kukhona njengezimpande ezingcolile phezu kwedwala eliqinile. 40:16 Ukhula olukhula phezu kwawo wonke amanzi nosebe lomfula liyodonswa ngaphambi kwakho konke utshani. 40:17 Ubuhle bunjengensimu ethela kakhulu, nomusa umi. kuze kube phakade. 40:18 Ukukhandleka nokwaneliseka ngalokho umuntu anakho, kuwukuphila okumnandi, kodwa othola ingcebo uphezu kwakho kokubili. 40:19 Abantwana nokwakhiwa komuzi kuyaqhubeka igama lomuntu: kodwa a umfazi ongenasici ubalwa ngaphezu kwabo bobabili. 40:20 Iwayini nokuhlabelela kuyajabulisa inhliziyo, kodwa uthando ukuhlakanipha phezu kwakho kokubili. 40:21 Umtshingo nogubhu kuhuba kamnandi, kepha ulimi olumnandi luyahuba. ngaphezu kwabo bobabili. 40:22 Iso lakho lifisa umusa nobuhle, kodwa ngaphezu kokubili amabele ngenkathi ekhona iluhlaza. 40:23 Umngane nomngane akakaze bahlangane ngokungafanele, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho kokubili kukhona umfazi kanye umyeni wakhe. 40:24 Abazalwane nosizo bamelene nesikhathi sosizi, kodwa umusa uyokhulula ngaphezu kwabo bobabili. 40:25 Igolide nesiliva kwenza unyawo luqine, kodwa iseluleko kubhekwa phezulu bobabili. 40:26 Ingcebo namandla kuphakamisa inhliziyo, kodwa ukumesaba uJehova phezulu kokubili: akukho ukumesaba uJehova, futhi akudingekile ukufuna usizo. 40:27 Ukumesaba uJehova kuyisivande esithelayo, futhi uyasibekela phezu kwakho konke inkazimulo. 40:28 Ndodana yami, ungaphili ukuphila isinxibi; ngoba kungcono ukufa kulokucela. 40:29 Ukuphila kwalowo oncike etafuleni omunye umuntu akufanele kube kubalwa impilo yonke; ngokuba uzingcolisa ngokudla kwabanye abantu; ohlakaniphileyo okhuliswe kahle uyakuqaphela. 40:30 Ukuncenga kumnandi emlonyeni wabanamahloni, kodwa esiswini sakhe kukhona izoshisa umlilo.